BOOK
It's In The Bag!
Folding and separable cycles in the UK, from Victorian times until 1996. Plus, the 2001 Supplement

MOULTONS
See our Moulton index.

MODS & MINIVELOS
Steve Morton's development of the Dawes Kingpin. Now he's racing on one.

Raleigh Twenty - hugely successful but often despised. Was it that bad? And how hot can it be?

Tony Rentschler's performance small-wheelers.

OTHER LINKS
The Folding Society - it's free to join

A to B magazine - unique among cycling mags

Bikes That Fold - a resource for folding bicycles and the folding bike devotee

Dual-steerers from Michael Killian

COMPARATIVE RARITIES
In Search of Le Petit Bi
1988 article about one of the earliest small-wheeled folding cycles, developed in France in the 1930s. Now includes Peter Miller's views on whether Le Petit Bi influenced design of the Welbike military folding motorcycle.

Royal Enfield Revelation
The story of arguably the best 1960s 20" wheel shopper cycle.

Viking Small-wheeler
How a bicycle became a moped then a bicycle again.

The Mysterious Minifold
A tiny aluminium-framed folding bicycle about which little is known.

Duemila
A rare and quirky Italian folder from the 1960s.

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SCIENCE
Rolling Resistance Test Results
Comprehensive tables of test results on tyres suitable for recumbent and small-wheel cycles.

Small Wheels for Adult Cycles
Full text of a comprehensive article written for Cycling Science.

JAPANESE MINIBIKES
Unusual Small-wheelers in the Sakai Bicycle Center
Japanese small-wheeled bicycles in Shimano's museum at Sakai, Osaka, including some not on public display.

Japanese Utility Cycles
Photos taken in 2000, including some of small-wheelers.